evangelize
verb
- promote enthusiastically
- preach to the unconverted
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈvænd͡ʒəlaɪz/
verb
Etymology: From Old French évangéliser, equivalent to evangel + -ize, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”).
- To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
“his Apoſtles, whom he ſends To evangelize the Nations”
- To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
“[…] nor is it the task of the Muslim to "evangelize" the unbelieving world.”
- To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.